A Handful of Stars

Simply stated lessons about friendships, both fleeting and forming, blend beautifully with little lessons about tiny blue bees and Wabanaki blueberry legends. A mature little girl, Lily (because “Tigerlily” is a weed, not a name) spends her summers helping in her grandparents’ general store….which......more

A HANDFUL OF REASONS TO LOVE A HANDFUL OF STARS #5-This middle grade novel has the best cover. I dare you not to peek inside—that dog, the lone blueberry on his nose, oh my! #4-Once inside, you’ll find a fresh, intricately-woven story with themes of friendship, loss, living outside the box, being true......more

Dažniausiai vengiu knygų, kuriose veikėjas yra šuo. Nes jis arba tikrai mirs, arba bus skriaudžimas arba per jo liūdną gyvenimą bus pasakojamas moralas. Ačiū Biliūnui ir traumai, kurią gavau mokykloje skaitydama Brisiaus galą :D Bet tikrai - kai skaitau apie kenčiančius gyvūnus - upeliais ašaras lie......more

There are certain authors that attract my attention every time they have something new come out. I don't even ask what it's about, I just order it, because I have that much faith that the book is going to be good. Such was the case with Cynthia Lord's A Handful of Stars. After Rules, Touch Blue and......more

The bookseller I purchased this from said this was a wonderful middle grade book about big issues without being a "big issue" book. She couldn't be more correct. This cute and deceptively simple story features twelve year old Lily and her old dog Lucky, who live in Maine near a blueberry farm. One......more